Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

I made an ebay purchase of Emeraude edt, a partial bottle that looks like this.
It's hard to get info on dating these bottles. There are so many variations. I think the one I bought is 1960s - 1970s. We'll see whether it's any good. If I like it I may look for more.

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Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

Devil on left shoulder: "You love it- buy it!"
Angel on right shoulder: "But it's so expensive..."
"But you love it."
"i can't find a good deal on Ebay."
"But you love it."
"I could use the money to do something good for mankind."
"But you reeeeally love it - and besides, you can get 15% off on Fragrancenet, with free shipping."
"Oh. Okay!"

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

My parents went on a Alaskan cruise for their 30th -I house and 2dogs,3cats,3cages of finches sat for 2 weeks and they bought a bottle of Alaskan Mist fragrance home for me .It reminds me of CK1 citrus opening soft cedarish drydown.

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

I have been busy on Ebay lately:
(2) giftsets of Norell -supposedly a perfume and a cologne in each set $5.99 each set
bottle of Coriandre $2.99 -reviews sounded interesting and it rides free with the Norells
Mini of Mahora by Guerlain-wanted to try
FB Ysatis -loved this as a teen with a test vial have a mini and still love it and my mom loves it too (may have to get her a bottle)
70% bottle edp Anne Klein -I fell in love with a mini Green gardinia floral,soft sweet honey soft spice. MMMMmmm!!!!
'bout half bottle Anne Klein-It's Discontinued!
FB Anne Klein_-Alright! I'm stocking up NOW !
Miss Dior 1.7 oz FB-got a mini parfume and liked quite a bit
Escada Sport Spirit Fb -blind buy I love the other in the collection and the notes and reviews sound promising and it is dc-d so for $20+ shipping I thought I would chance it.
Lumiere by Rochas FB don't know which formulation it is yet .It comes from an estate selloff the elderly lady liked a WHOLE LOT of Marylin Miglyn off QVC though.

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

bookwyrmsmith, you are really going to town on Evil-Bay- you go, girl. I just hope we're not drivin' the prices up bidding against each other. LOL There's a few Marilyn Miglin I enjoy a lot- Goddess, and Divine

I got some blind buys on Evil-bay since my last post:
Bosari IL MIO SOGNO Cologne - only one review on BN but it's from foetidus, who has impeccible taste, so i could not resist. Jill Sander #4
Forvil Poeme
And finally, a reasonably priced Vent Vert I have been wanting one for some months.

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

Knit_at_nite the seller was jewels-n-tools for the Lumiere by Rochas the couple sells a lot of jewelry and they did have Destiny availiable .Recently I got a promotion at work to Assistant Manager so I've had a bit more income to play with.

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

Thought I would join you intrepid ebayers! I bought a one ounce bottle of Niki de Saint Phalle parfum! It was 39.00 and was a steal for the parfum version. Great scent and often available for very little. The bottles themselves are small works of art.

Miss Dior is a great fave of mine and I hope you love it, bookwyrmsmith, and you can't go wrong with Jil Sander #4, it's just beautiful! Enjoy.

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

Mail arrived . Two packages for me . Anne Klein edp 70% full 1.7 oz and Mahora mini 5ml/.17oz-doesn't say what concentration .Mahora does smell like a '80's tuberose to me.Nice,but not what I feel like wearing right now.

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

I received my Emeraude pdt today. I think I'm going to be very pleased (I need to try it on its own, not over today's Obsession), except those tangy very top notes are no longer there.

I bought a Coty L'Aimant Flacon Mist, too, and I'm looking forward to trying that when it arrives. I'm not sure of the vintage, maybe 70s. I can't tell you how I'm reveling in these vintage reekers lately. I know what will happen soon. I will wake up and say "what happened to me?", and the vintage reekers will go on the shelf with the others.

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

Today is my day off so I went thrifting- and wouldn't you know -I got a nearly full mini parfum of Jil Sander #4 along with a lg atomizer bottle and sample vials of Evyan White Shouldersand Claude Fabri parfums 21 and a nearly full mini parfum of 360 degrees and I only spent $1or 2 for all of it!

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

Originally Posted by Le Grand Duc

As the proud mother, I wanna show off the newest
members of my ever growing Dioressence collection.
(from left to right)

Parfum, 15ml, sealed at arrivalEau de Toilette, 3x 10ml, I've placed one out of the box in the middle of the picParfum, Gift Box with 3,5ml, and a scented Dioressence necklace (dosn't smell anymore)Eau de Toilette, 50ml, boxed, full at arrival

... all vintage!

Oh My Duckie- you could start a store- those look absolutely wonderful !

Today I received my new 30 ml Mitsouko extrait and a truly beautiful sealed vintage bottle of Mitsouko extrait. It's so perfect ,will I ever open it ?!

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

Added 2 wonderful black bottled perfumes in my collection which i have just ordered :

Bijan Black for women and Jesus Del Pozo's in Black

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Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

Partial bottles of Dioressence,and Caleche(vintage)($26counting shipping)almost full bottle of Bulgari Au the Rouge 3.3 oz($12.50+shipping) and a lot of four minis that had Rose cardin ,1empty and two others I can't tell till I get them.Bout $7 for the 4.
Lumiere by Rochas arrived today and turned out to be a mini (stupid decimals)Iwouldn't have bid as high had I known it was a 3ml bottle rather than 1oz .Paid $11.99 for it -Humph!!! oh well win some lose some on bargains .Caveat emptor and all that.

Re: Today I Bought - September 2010

I've been ebay scavenging. I bought vintage Coty Emeraude pdt, vintage L'Aimant flacon mist, a mini of Raphael Réplique parfum, a vintage No. 5 cologne spray in the black case, and My de Myrurgia edt made in Barcelona (I have no idea what this one is like but I decided it should be mine). These are the first purchases I've made in ages, I think.